Long-tailed dunnart vs Marbled stingray

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasyatis
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Marbled stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled stingray